Lock mechanism of a trigger group that enables assembly and disassembly procedures to the case of the shotguns

ABSTRACT

A lock system which is included in shotguns that are used by hunters to hunt game animals, characterized in that it is developed to provide safety storage by disassembling the trigger group through the case when the gun is not used and to provide the trigger group to be easily mounted on the case when the gun is used. This provides easy assembly and disassembly procedures of the trigger group on the case via a latch clearance, a contact surface and a locking clearance created on the case belonging to the gun. A pawl clearance, flange, lock clearance, vertical surface, mounting clearance, positioning clearance and running clearance are created on the rail of the trigger group. A lock bolt contacted with the cap pin got through the mounting clearance by positioning in the lock clearance created on the trigger group.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to shotguns that are used by hunters to hunt an animal

Specifically, the invention relates to a lock system which is included in shotguns that are used by hunters to hunt game animals, developed to provide safety storage by disassembling when the gun is not used and to provide easily mounting on the case when the gun is used; this provides easy assembly and disassembly procedures of the trigger group on the case via:

-   -   latch clearance, contact surface and locking clearance created         on the case belonging to the gun;     -   pawl clearance, flange, lock clearance, mounting clearance,         vertical surface, positioning clearance and running clearance         created on the rail of the trigger group;     -   lock bolt contacted with cap pin got through the mounting         clearance by positioning in the lock clearance created on the         trigger group.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

Shotguns are used by hunters for hunting game animals. A screw or pin is used for assembly and disassembly procedures of the trigger group in the case of shotguns. After the trigger group is positioned to the case, the screw is tightened, or mounting is provided the pin by getting through so as to fix screw or pin. In that kind of usage, assembly and disassembly procedures are rather inconvenient. Therefore, a hunter usually disassembles the trigger group from the case during the cleaning process of shotguns. In the external cases, the trigger group is not disassembled from the shotgun.

In the cases that shotguns are not used, and safety latch is forgotten to be pulled if there is safety latch, a few disadvantages such as pulling trigger group of a shotgun may be encountered. In these cases, shotgun goes off and damages to the creatures in the surrounding.

Besides apart from the disadvantage stated above, shotguns are kept in the houses except hunting. The gun is not disassembled during the storage process. A gun, which is not disassembled, creates a risk, especially for kids. The reason is that a kid may handle a gun for playing. In the cases where there is no cartridge in the chamber and safety latch is unlocked by a kid, the kid may shoot other people in the surrounding.

Negativities were experienced during normal usage or storage of shotguns used in the background art explained above.

Consequently, it is necessary that related technical field is developed because of the negativities stated above and encountered in the background art.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Due to existing negativities in the background art, the invention aims to overcome all negativities described.

The objective of the invention is to provide a lock system which is developed to provide safety storage by disassembling when the shotgun used by hunters for hunting game animals is not used and to provide easily mounting of the trigger group on the case when the gun is used; this provides easy assembly and disassembly procedures of the trigger group (200) on the case (100) via:

-   -   latch clearance, contact surface and locking clearance created         on the case belonging to the gun;     -   pawl clearance, flange, lock clearance, mounting clearance,         vertical surface, positioning clearance and running clearance         created on the rail of the trigger group;     -   lock bolt contacted with cap pin got through the mounting         clearance by positioning in the lock clearance created on the         trigger group.

Another objective of the invention is to provide the trigger group to be kept externally by disassembling from the case in cases where the gun is not used. Thus, the trigger group can be easily disassembled from the case of the gun and it can be mounted again. Therefore, it is provided to prevent the gun from firing and to eliminate the accidents that may be experienced in situations where the kids play with a gun.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a representative mounted and sectional side view of the case, trigger group and lock system, which is the topic of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a representative perspective view of a lock system, which is the topic of the invention, mounted on the rail belonging to the trigger group from a different angle.

FIG. 3 is a representative perspective view of a lock system, which is the topic of the invention, disassembled on the rail belonging to the trigger group from a different angle.

FIG. 4 is a representative left sectional view of the trigger group mounted on the case and has active lock system.

FIG. 5 is a representative left sectional detailed view of the lock system mounted on the rail, showing the activated mode of the lock system.

FIG. 6 is a representative right sectional detailed view of the lock system mounted on the rail, showing the activated mode of the lock system.

FIG. 7 is a representative left sectional view of the lock system mounted on the rail with deactivated lock system.

FIG. 8 is a representative left sectional detailed view of the lock system mounted on the rail, showing the deactivated mode.

FIG. 9 is a representative right sectional detailed view of the lock system mounted on the rail, showing the deactivated mode.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

-   100. Case     -   101. Pawl     -   102. Latch clearance     -   103. Contact surface     -   104. Locking point -   200. Trigger group     -   210. Rail         -   211. Pawl clearance         -   212. Flange         -   213. Lock clearance         -   214. Vertical surface         -   215. Mounting clearance         -   216. Positioning clearance         -   217. Running clearance -   300. Lock system     -   310. Lock bolt         -   311. Pin clearance         -   312. Lock rim     -   320. Intermediate member         -   321. First print surface         -   322. Side print surface     -   330. Lock button         -   331. Upper surface         -   332. Subsurface     -   340. Pin     -   350. Sear spring     -   360. Cap pin

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a mounted and sectional side view of the case (100) belonging to a shotgun used by hunters to hunt game animals, and the rail (210) belonging to the trigger group (200) and lock system (300), which is the topic of the invention.

During the production process of the invention developed for providing safety storage by disassembling the trigger group (200) through the case (100) in cases where the gun is not used and for mounting the trigger group (200) on the case (100) when the gun is used:

-   -   latch clearance (102), the contact surface (103) and locking         clearance (104) were created in the case (100); and     -   pawl clearance (211), flange (212), lock clearance (213),         vertical surface (214), mounting clearance (215), positioning         clearance (216) and running clearance (217) were created on the         rail (210) of the trigger group (200).

The lock system (300), which provides for easy assembly and disassembly of the trigger group (200) on the case (100) via lock bolt (310) contacted with cap pin (360) getting through the mounting clearance (215) by positioning to the lock clearance (213) created on the rail (210) belonging to the trigger group (200), consists of:

-   -   mounting clearance (215), pin clearance (311) and lock rim (312)         located on lock bolt (310),     -   intermediate member (320) found on mounting clearance (215),         first print surface (321) and side print surface (322),     -   lock button (330) having an upper surface (331) and subsurface         (332),     -   pin (340) connected with pin clearance (311) found in lock bolt         (310),     -   sear spring (350) enabling the lock bolt (310) or lock system         (300) to be in the forward position, thus to be active by means         of stretched position,     -   cap pin (360) providing the connection of the lock system (300)         with the rail (210).

In the mounting process of the lock system (300) to the rail (210), lock button (330) is positioned to the positioning clearance (216) on the rail (210) so as to move the upper part of the lock system on the running clearance (217). Cap pin (360) is mounted by getting through the mounting clearance (215) after the intermediate member (320), lock bolt (310) and sear spring (350) concerning the lock system (300) are positioned on the lock clearance (213). At this stage, the lock system (300), since one end point of the sear spring (350) contacts with the vertical surface (214) and another end point of the sear spring contacts with the pin (340) on the lock bolt (310), the lock bolt (310) is pushed forward, thus the lock system (300) is in the locking position.

Mounting of the rail (210) to the case (100) through the lock system (300) which is the topic of the invention is provided as shown in FIG. 4. In this process, pawl clearance (211) on the rail (210) is screwed to the pawl (101) on the rail (100). Later, lock rim (312) is provided to screw through the latch clearance (102) by overcoming the power of the sear spring (350) of the lock bolt (310) after the rail (210) is pushed upward to the case (100). At the same time, the lock rim (312) presses the locking point (104). At this point, flange (212) on the rail (210) contacts with the contact surface (103) on the case (100), locking is enabled, and the gun is now ready to use.

The trigger group (200) must be disassembled from the case (100) to eliminate accidental risk in the cases where the gun is not used. This process, which includes the disassembly of the trigger group (200) from the case (100), is shown representatively in FIG. 7.

In the process specified, the hunter pushes the lock button (330) by pushing it from the subsurface (332) to the upward. Intermediate member (320) contacted with the first print surface (321) to the upper surface (331) of the lock button (330) moving through the running clearance (217) moves around the axis of the cap pin (360) and therefore, it pushes the pin (340) on the lock bolt (310) via side print surface (322). As a result of the movement of the pin (340), the lock bolt (310) is enabled to be disassembled from the lock rim (312) thus, latch clearance (102) by overwhelming the sear spring (350). In this case, the rail (210) is moved to the bottom, pawl clearance (211) is separated from the pawl (101), so the trigger group (200) is easily disassembled from the case (100).

By means of the lock system (300) which is the topic of the invention, the trigger group (200) can be kept by easily disassembling from the case (100) in cases where the gun is not used as stated above. Therefore, it was provided to prevent the gun from firing and to eliminate the accidents that may be experienced in situations where the kids play with a gun. 

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 3. A lock system for a shotgun, the lock system comprising: a case; a trigger group cooperative with said case such that said trigger group is disassembleable from said case when the shotgun is not in use and such that said trigger group is mountable on said case when the shotgun is to be used; a latch clearance and a contact surface and a locking point formed on said case; a pawl clearance and a flange and a lock clearance and a vertical surface and a mounting clearance and a positioning clearance and a running clearance formed on a rail of said trigger group; and a lock bolt connected with a cap pin through the mounting clearance by positioning in the lock clearance formed on said trigger group.
 4. The lock system of claim 3, wherein said mounting clearance and a pin clearance and a lock rim are located on said lock bolt, wherein an intermediate member is formed on said mounting clearance, said intermediate member having a first print surface and a second print surface formed thereon, wherein said lock bolt is cooperative with a lock button, said lock button having an upper surface and a subsurface, wherein a pin contacts said pin clearance of said lock bolt, the lock system further comprising: a sear spring that is stretchable so as to urge said lock bolt toward a forward position, said cap pin connecting the lock system to said rail. 